Jake Gyllenhaal
Birthday
1980/12/19 (44 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also know as
Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal, Τζέικομπ Μπέντζαμιν "Τζέικ" Τζίλενχαλ, ג'ייקוב בנג'מין "ג'ייק" ג'ילנהול, 傑克·吉林哈爾
Biography
Jake Gyllenhaal (born December 19, 1980) is an American actor and producer. Born into the Gyllenhaal family, he is the son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner; his older sister is actress Maggie Gyllenhaal. He began acting as a child, making his acting debut in City Slickers (1991), followed by roles in his father's films A Dangerous Woman (1993) and Homegrown (1998). His breakthrough roles were as Homer Hickam in October Sky (1999) and as a psychologically troubled teen...Read more
Acting
(2005) Jarhead
as Anthony Swofford
(2001) Donnie Darko
as Donnie Darko
(2005) Brokeback Mountain
as Jack Twist
(2004) The Day After Tomorrow
as Sam Hall
(1991) City Slickers
as Danny Robbins
(2007) Zodiac
as Robert Graysmith
(2007) Rendition
as Douglas Freeman
(2002) Moonlight Mile
as Joe Nast
Prophet
as John Prophet
(2023) Guy Ritchie's The Covenant
as Master Sergeant John Kinley
(2010) Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
as Prince Dastan
The Anarchists vs ISIS
as ---
Snow Blind
as ---
(2005) Proof
as Harold 'Hal' Dobbs
(2002) The Good Girl
as Holden Worther
(2001) Bubble Boy
as Jimmy Livingston
(1999) October Sky
as Homer Hickam
(2024) Road House
as Dalton
(2010) Love & Other Drugs
as Jamie Randall
(2014) Lucid Dreams: The Making of Enemy
as Self
(2011) Source Code
as Colter Stevens
(2009) Heath Ledger: A Tribute
as Self
(2002) Highway
as Pilot Kelson
(2002) Lovely & Amazing
as Jordan
In the Grey
as Michael Harris
Cut and Run
as ---
(2012) End of Watch
as Brian Taylor
(2016) Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko'
as Self (archive footage)
(2013) Prisoners
as Detective Loki
(2014) Enemy
as Adam / Anthony
(2015) Everest
as Scott Fischer
(2022) Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
as Self (archive footage)
(2022) Strange World
as Searcher Clade (voice)
(2014) Nightcrawler
as Louis Bloom
(2009) Brothers
as Tommy Cahill
(2016) Demolition
as Davis Mitchell
(2015) Southpaw
as Billy 'The Great' Hope
(2015) Accidental Love
as Howard Birdwell
(2009) Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
as Frank O'Connor (archive footage)
(2016) Nocturnal Animals
as Edward Sheffield / Tony Hastings
Rio
as ---
(2005) Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
as Jake Gyllenhaal
(2024) Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Road House 2
as Elwood Dalton
(2017) Okja
as Dr. Johnny Wilcox
(2025) The Bride!
as ---
(2017) Life
as Dr. David Jordan
(2017) Stronger
as Jeff Bauman
(2012) 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
as Self
Francis and the Godfather
as Robert Evans
(2018) Wildlife
as Jerry Brinson
(2003) Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen
as Self / Joe Nast
(2010) Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
as Donnie Darko / Anthony Swafford (archive footage)
(2018) The Sisters Brothers
as John Morris
(2019) Velvet Buzzsaw
as Morf Vandewalt
(1993) A Dangerous Woman
as Edward
(1998) Homegrown
as Jake
(1993) Josh and S.A.M.
as Leon Coleman
(2005) The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
as Narrator (voice)
(2017) Great Performers: Horror Show
as The Damned
(2019) Spider-Man: Far From Home
as Quentin Beck / Mysterio
(2021) The Guilty
as Joe Baylor
(2003) Abby Singer
as Self (uncredited)
(2019) John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
as Mr. Music
(2020) Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration
as Self - Performer
(2004) Donnie Darko: Production Diary
as Self
(2022) Ambulance
as Danny Sharp
(2020) One Night Only: The Best of Broadway
as Self
(2020) The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
as Jake Gyllenhaal
(2021) Spirit Untamed
as Jim Prescott (voice)
Oblivion Song
as Nathan Cole
A Journey to Sundance
as Self
The Division
as ---
(2010) The Sands of Time: The Making of 'Prince of Persia'
as Self
(2019) Annaleigh Ashford: Live from Lincoln Center
as Self
(2003) The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
(2001) Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
as Self - Guest
(1988) LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
(1952) Today
as Self
(1992) The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as ---
(1999) The Early Show
as Self
(1993) Homicide: Life on the Street
as Matt Ellison
(2003) Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
(1993) Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
(2003) Celebrities Uncensored
as Self
(1953) The Oscars
as Self
(1993) GMTV
as Self
(1995) Screen Actors Guild Awards
as ---
(2009) Live from Studio Five
as Self
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
(2015) Hot Ones
as Self
(2018) Explained
as Narrator (voice)
(2014) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
A Suspense Novelist's Trail of Deceptions
as ---
(1996) The Daily Show
as Self
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
(2014) Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
(2019) The Kelly Clarkson Show
as ---
(2014) Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
(2014) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
(1999) Teen Choice Awards
as Self - Nominee
(2001) Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
as Self
(2014) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as ---
(2001) Band of Brothers
as ---
(2019) The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
(2006) Man vs. Wild
as Self
(2015) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as ---
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as ---
(2015) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
(2024) Presumed Innocent
as Rozat 'Rusty' Sabich
(2007) The Graham Norton Show
as Self
(2014) Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self
(2020) Reunited Apart
as Self
(2010) Conan
as Self
(2005) SNL Digital Shorts
as ---